In his review of the Sampan, Dr. Jeff Rabin noted that, "Even a respected Lowther cabinet builder ... said he could not believe the quantity and quality of bass that was being reproduced from such a slim little cabinet." And that, he heard ".. imaging to die for, and a speaker disappearing act that [he] wouldn't have believed possible."
Imagine, the dual transmission line Sampan DTL has twice the bass output of the Sampan, and the same incredible imaging, in a cabinet that is the same four inches wide, and only four inches taller and 2.5 inches deeper than the Sampan.
The Design of the Sampan DTL is informed by the design of the Enterprise and the Sampan loudspeakers. The Sampan DTL uses two 3.5 inch drivers and dual transmission lines (like the Enterprise) in a cabinet that is only 2.5 inches deeper than the Sampan to deliver riveting dynamic performance with an unbelievable quantity of superb deep bass. Think of it as producing double the output of the amazing Sampan micro tower.
Instead of using crossovers that can sap up current and lead to sonic anomalies to integrate and flatten the response of the drivers, we take the very novel approach of using two different full range drivers with frequency response curves that complement each other and transmission line bass loading to provide extremely linear full range response from 35 Hz to 20 kHz +/- 3.5 dBs and a sensitivity of 92 dB.
The Sampan DTL is a time coherent, minimum phase, point source design. It frequency response covers the audible sound spectrum. Because of the Sampan DTL's full-range, dual transmission line design, in most cases a subwoofer will not be needed, especially when the Sampan DTL is used in stereo systems in medium and smaller rooms.
The svelte design and incredible dynamic performance of the Sampan DTL also make it well suited for use with today's flat screen TVs in home theater systems. Its dimensions are an amazing 4 inches wide by 6.25 inches deep by 41 inches high. Used solo or combined with a small subwoofer, such as the NSMT Model EXP, the Sampan DTL makes a compelling home theater audio system visually and sonically in either a 2, 2.1 or 5.1 system.
How can the Sampan DTL image as well as it does and at the same time deliver incredibly extended bass?
The Sampan DTL features Role Audio unique DTL proprietary dual transmission line technology that allows the Sampan DTL to deliver the effortless dynamics and the bass extension of a large floor standing loudspeakers, while it retains the finesse, soundstaging, and imaging of the best small minimonitors.


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The ideal delivery period is no delivery period at all. In the investigation process, speed is critical. Being able to make decisions fast; preferably based on evidence. This will result in greater effectiveness and efficiency.
In daily life, we can obtain all sorts of information through our smartphone. At the same time, sensors and analytical equipment are getting smaller and smaller. As a result, investigation methods that used to be available only in highly advanced laboratories can currently also be accessed outside these laboratories.
The Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) intends to combine these developments and to seek new ways to also increase the availability, speed, and applicability of forensic investigation in the criminal justice.
Development of a platform to safeguard and access all these techniques.
Development of central databases to make analytical data from mobile analytical equipment available at a central level.
In the context of this programme, the NFI works in close cooperation with all parties in the criminal justice system.


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Greenham Common Control Tower has received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support its opening this summer. The funding, made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, will be used to train volunteers and to plan and launch new exhibits and interpretations of its history. The Control Tower is currently recruiting a Project and Volunteer coordinator for a one-year post to manage the scheme. (Further information available at https://www.facebook.com/GreenhamControlTower/).
The Control Tower was officially handed over from Greenham Parish Council to the new Greenham Control Tower Ltd earlier this month and is in the finishing stages of the restoration of this historically significant Grade II listed building that lay dormant for over 25 years. It is now transformed and will open as a visitor attraction and focal point of cultural and historic value to locals, national and international visitors to Greenham Common. The Control Tower features a stunning viewing area across the common from the glass cupola dome.
Initial facilities will include access to the dome, a volunteer-led café and toilets which will open at the Control Tower during the summer months of 2018.
The museum plans will launch with a series of ticketed live interpretation events from 8 to 16 September for the general public and schools funded by Greenham Trust and running across the two national 2018 Heritage Open Weekends. The Greenham Cold War Experience will incorporate professionally performed Cold War scenes at the Control Tower, Decontamination Suite, and a 'peace camp' site, all linked with a military history walk across the Common. Tickets are available at the Corn Exchange Box office and via its website.
Greenham Control Tower Ltd is a new not-for-profit organisation set up to manage the Control Tower (which aims to become a charity later this year), and leases the site from Greenham Parish Council.


Forgiveness is an expression of love. We demonstrate love when we forgive our enemies, when we forgive our friends and especially, when we forgive ourselves.
The past is our preparation for the present; the present is our preparation for the future.
You cannot help someone avoid the consequences of their choices. Only they can make new choices that can counter the consequences of previous choices.
Learning is the essence of life not the preparation for it.
Every path you choose leads to lessons and every lesson, when it is learned, adds to your wisdom.
A mentor can help you find the keys but you must open your own locks.
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Sombor (cyr. Сомбор, węg. Zombor, rus. Зомбор, Zombor) – miasto w północnej Serbii, w Wojwodinie, stolica okręgu zachodniobackiego i siedziba miasta Sombor. Leży w pobliżu granicy z Węgrami, nad Kanałem Dunaj-Cisa-Dunaj. W 2011 roku liczyło 47 623 mieszkańców.

Wśród mieszkańców 63% stanowią Serbowie, 11% Węgrzy, 8% Chorwaci. Miasto jest oficjalnie dwujęzyczne - obok serbskiego używa się języka węgierskiego.

Charakterystyka
Główny plac miasta nosi nazwę Trg Svetog Trojstva. Władze samorządowe swą siedzibę mają natomiast na placu Cara Uroša. Na placu Republiki zlokalizowane jest Muzeum Miejskie. Za najstarszą budowlę w mieście uważana jest Wieża Paszy, która należy do miejskiego archiwum.

Gospodarka
W mieście rozwinął się przemysł odzieżowy, akumulatorowy, maszyn rolniczych, obuwniczy, spożywczy oraz chemiczny.

Historia
Pierwsza zanotowana historycznie nazwa miasta to Czoborszentmihály. Pochodziła od rodu Czoborów, władających tymi terenami w XIV wieku. W XV wieku w mieście zniesiono twierdzę. W 1541 roku Sombor znalazł się w granicach Imperium Osmańskiego, a w XVII wieku Austrii. Reprezentacyjna zabudowa miasta powstała na przełomie XVIII i XIX wieku. W 1842 roku na miejscu zamku hrabiego Jovana Brankovicia powstał ratusz miejski. W XX wieku Sombor stracił na znaczeniu na rzecz Nowego Sadu. Po zmianach administracyjnych został stolicą okręgu zachodniobackiego.

Transport
Miasto posiada połączenia kolejowe z Nowym Sadem, Vrbasem i Suboticą. Miejski dworzec autobusowy mieści się przy ulicy Staparski put.

Przypisy

Miasta w Wojwodinie
Miejscowości w okręgu zachodniobackim

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Naturally, we are proud of the work we do at Plantscapes.
But ours is hardly an unbiased opinion. To help you judge the quality of our work, here is a sample of comments, testimonials, and reviews we have received from clients over the years.
"The relationship that Issaquah Crown Condominium has with Plantscapes can best be described as a partnership rather than customer-vendor relationship. From the beginning, Plantscapes has worked with us to preserve, protect, and enhance our property through a proactive management of our landscaping needs. This was accomplished by incorporating a 'smart design' for Issaquah Crown's landscape refurbishment project with strong consideration to the total cost of ownership, including ongoing maintenance. Additionally, Plantscapes has worked with us to reduce irrigation water consumption via system oversight and upgrades, installed numerous hardscape areas onsite, and managed some problematic wet spots with improved drainage. Plantscapes visits our property to review services, offer recommendations for site improvements, and assist with landscape budgeting for the upcoming year. Residents and visitors alike regularly comment on how good the property looks. "Thanks Plantscapes!"
"Plantscapes installed the landscape and irrigation systems for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Casino in Auburn. It was a difficult job working with a casino operating twenty four hours a day, casino security, a tight schedule, several construction areas with different schedules, saving and replanting existing 12-15 foot height palms, and then dealing with a client(s) that kept changing their minds. Even after some of the planting areas were completed, the client wanted of the large trees removed and changed to a different type. "Difficult indeed, but this firm was up to the task. The work was performed in an exceptional, competent and professional manner. The managers worked with me through out the entire project. I will recommend them for future work."
"Gilberto did a great job with his team in decommissioning the planter box above the residential garage today. I took Gilberto up to the tenant space that overlooks the planter box so he could see what the tenant will see from now on. It was great. Please share my acknowledgement with Dustin and Gilberto. It is always nice to be recognized for a job well done. I wanted you to know how much I appreciate your coordination of this effort. It has been a long time coming and it is much appreciated your continued efforts on behalf of the North Pointe Association."
"The plants were just delivered and they look marvelous! I am so very grateful that you were able to take care of us so rapidly. This small bit of greenery makes our office feel like a new business. We are small tech company so as you can imagine keeping our head above water is priority and plants were just not on the agenda. Thanks again - I'm so delighted and grateful."
"Plantscapes, Inc. has performed the landscaping, irrigation and yard lighting tasks at the Montesano Condominiums Terrace Renovations project for Tatley-Grund, Inc. during the winter months, which alone was a significant task. "They demonstrated that they are concerned with providing an end product of quality and value and put out the extra effort in getting the project completed within time and on budget. "The field staff performed tasks without complaint and were both neat and courteous to the tenants "Tatley-Grund, Inc. and I, recommend Plantscapes as an honest and quality oriented company who will meet any landscaping, irrigation and lighting needs for your project."
-- Dallas Lewis Sr. Project Manager Tatley-Grund, Inc.
"Plantscapes installed custom concrete pavers here at Salmon Bay Marine Center and the final result looks wonderful. The job was a complicated design to accommodate surface water flow and existing conditions, and it was completed in a timely fashion with high professionalism. The project management was particularly attentive and hands on, and we very much appreciated his dedication and skilled craftsmanship. We would most definitely work with Plantscapes and their crew again on another project, and highly recommend him as a valuable asset to any future projects."
"The purpose of this letter is to let you know how pleased we are with the patio project your company just completed at our home in Beaux Arts. It's everything we were hoping for. "Mike Endress did a great job laying out the design, getting the project off on the right foot, and then following up with frequent visits to the site to make sure things stayed on track and any unforeseen problems resolved. "Gilberto Rodriguez and his on-site crew were excellent. Access to the site was tricky. Your team had to back up a steep and curved driveway to limited parking space, and then haul all materials and tools through a carport. Even though there was no way to get large equipment to the work area, Gilberto's team did a masterful job of breaking up and removing the old concrete patio, including rebar, and digging out soil so that a solid base of gravel could be installed. They did this with a minimum of noise and disruption. Likewise with the hauling, spreading, leveling, and compacting of the gravel/sand base, and then with the laying of the pavers. Gilberto is a perfectionist, as the end result demonstrates. Plus, he finished on-time and on-budget "These guys are true professionals: hard-working, efficient, meticulous, and committed to meeting the needs of their customer. I would be happy to recommend Plantscapes to anyone."
I love the fountain and the great new look your team has given the hotel. With each new project that is accomplished, the place is getting such a great new look. Thanks for all your hard work and planning. I still think you are some sort of magician for getting all these projects completed in such a short time, on time and within a budget! Huge thank you to everyone on the team!


This paper presents a survey on hate speech detection. Given the steadily growing body of social media content, the amount of online hate speech is also increasing. Due to the massive scale of the web, methods that automatically detect hate speech are required. Our survey describes key areas that have been explored to automatically recognize these types of utterances using natural language processing. We also discuss limits of those approaches.


As a bulk purchase program, customers can save as much as 25% of the total cost of installation. Interested neighbors join forces to find a contractor, purchase and install solar systems to help customers realize cost savings through group purchasing. Solarize campaigns allow solar advocates to convert "interest" into "action" to break through market barriers and permanently transform the market for solar installations in their communities.
Solarize programs first stated nationally in Portland in 2009. The first Solarize campaign started with one resident in Southeast Portland who wanted to install solar power, but didn't know where to start or what to ask for. The Solarize idea was developed to organize neighbors to "go solar" together, so that they could collectively make an informed purchase and possibly negotiate a volume discount.
The local neighborhood association got involved and the Energy Trust developed a volume purchasing program to meet their needs. Within six months of starting their campaign, Solarize Southeast had signed up over 300 homes and installed solar on 120 homes. The 120 installations added 350 kilowatts of new PV capacity to Portland, and will produce an estimated 359,000 kWh of electricity per year. The project also helped provide 18 professional wage jobs for site assessors, engineers, project managers, journeyman electricians, and roofers. Over two years and multiple campaigns, residents of Portland installed over 600 solar electric photovoltaic (PV) systems. The initial success soon spread throughout Oregon to include over 25 Solarize projects totaling over 4 MW of installed solar energy.
Solarize projects have several common characteristics including negotiating the lowest cost and easiest deal possible, pre-selection of a contractor, a limited-time offer and the benefits of bulk purchasing so that the more people that sign up the less expensive it is. When a local community group is involved, the scope and scale of the outreach is amplified, and neighbors are more responsive to appeals. Community-led outreach also allows the contractors to save on marketing costs because they do not need to spend as much time generating leads. With neighborhood volunteers generating hot leads, the contractors can focus on site assessments and installations.
Limited-Time Offer: Nothing motivates people like a deadline. A Solarize campaign is a limited-time offer, creating a sense of urgency among residents who don't want to miss a good deal. The limited time offer also keeps the program true to its market transformation goals: to jump-start the solar market and then step aside. Some contractors may object to the perceived "monopoly" awarded to the contractors selected for the project. The limited-time offer may help mitigate that contractor concern. In fact, a successful Solarize campaign can increase business for non-Solarize installers as well. Installation numbers from Energy Trust demonstrate that Portland actually experienced an increase in non-Solarized installations during the Solarize campaigns.
Awareness: The Solarize Southeast campaign was advertised in flyers, emails, newsletters, blogs and by word of mouth. Even TV and radio media took notice late in the program.
Education: Workshops and Q&A sessions were offered throughout the community to allow all interested neighbors a chance to ask questions in a supportive environment and to lay out the steps to participation.
Enrollment: Residents enrolled in the program through a simple email to Southeast Uplift. In subsequent projects, this became an on-line application. In some projects, a short questionnaire helped enrollees self-screen for solar suitability.
Site Assessment: The installation contractor provided a site assessment and bid to all enrollees. The Energy Trust also provided an optional Solar Energy Review for participants who wanted a consultation before deciding whether to get a contractor bid.
Decision: The customer decided whether to accept the contractor's bid at the Solarize program price. A descending price, depending on the volume of installations, encouraged the community to promote the program in order to get the lowest possible price. There were few variables, other than system size and in some cases, a choice of modules, so the customer's decision usually came down to a simple yes or no.
Installation: The contractor installed the system and helped the customer through the paperwork for the Energy Trust cash incentive, and state and federal tax credits. The program offered a significant discount.
While volunteers propelled the project forward, it required the coordinated effort of many players including: the City of Portland, the Energy Trust and Solar Oregon.


Surrey's Karen Bob is taking part in the 200-km Ride to Conquer Cancer this year.
When several thousand cyclists set out from the Cloverdale Fairgrounds this Saturday, Surrey's Karen Bob will be among them.
She's joining the two-day, 200-km Ride to Conquer Cancer from Surrey to Seattle to help raise money and awareness for the B.C. Cancer Foundation.
It's her first time cycling in the event, taking place Aug. 27-28, which is B.C.'s largest cycling fundraiser. It's raised more than $70 million since 2009.
My name is Karen Bob and I live in Surrey, BC. For the first time this August 27-28, I will participate in the Ride to Conquer Cancer presented by Silver Wheaton benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation.
I heard about the Ride to Conquer Cancer a few years ago but in early 2016, I was browsing the Ride's website and thought about how cool it would be to be a participant in this two-day, 200-kilometre event throughout the Pacific Northwest. I, like many, know several people impacted by cancer. I was also so inspired by this community of people fundraising thousands of dollars for the BC Cancer Foundation, year after year.
My youngest daughter at age three was diagnosed with a blood disease and doctors had to do a bone marrow biopsy, as this disease often leads to leukaemia. Of course, as a mother, this is terrifying to hear. I wanted to do everything I could to save my daughter.
Thankfully, my daughter came out of the illness several weeks later. Sadly, though, she died at the age of 19 to causes unrelated to cancer.
In 2015, I lost a close friend to liver cancer. From the time he was diagnosed until his passing, my friend only lived a few months.
Prior to that, a dear friend died of brain cancer within 10 months of his diagnosis.
On my paternal side, my aunt was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the mid 1970s. Sadly, there were no treatment options for her due to the aggressiveness of the disease. Unfortunately, she did not survive. My kid sister and cousin also had cervical cancer, but their outcome was a positive one after undergoing effective treatment.
My father had prostate cancer, but thankfully survived. This year, he will celebrate his 85th birthday. He is my motivation, as he still lives an active lifestyle and never allowed the cancer diagnosis to take him down.
The saddest part of all this, though, is that my story is not unique. The Ride is a huge movement and I want to do my part to help raise money to conquer this awful disease. I have two grandchildren, as well, and I would hate to see my grandkids suffer.
Even though I am not a cyclist, I have joined Team Taylor and they have helped me kick start my training and fundraising. Two-hundred kilometres is nothing compared to what a cancer patient and their family go through.
I also want to encourage my children to gear up and do something to make a difference. I want them to see that they can take a challenge and say yes, because even though we are all just individual people, when we come together, we can make a huge impact.
We are a community, a community of fighters.
For more information about the Ride, visit conquercancer.ca! I hope to see you at the finish line!


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Apple Vs FBI a Battle they Might Lose
By S. Jack Heffernan Ph.D on June 14, 2018 Comments Off on Apple Vs FBI a Battle they Might Lose
Apple said Wednesday it was strengthening encryption on its iPhones to thwart police efforts to unlock handsets without legitimate authorization, a battle it may well lose.
The move by Apple, the latest in an ongoing clash with law enforcement, comes amid reports of growing use of a tool known as GrayKey which can enable police to bypass iPhone security features.
In condradiction of what has said, Apple also said the new features are not designed to frustrate law enforcement but prevent any bypassing of encryption by good or bad actors.
"At Apple, we put the customer at the center of everything we design," the company said in a statement.
"We're constantly strengthening the security protections in every Apple product to help customers defend against hackers, identity thieves and intrusions into their personal data. We have the greatest respect for law enforcement, and we don't design our security improvements to frustrate their efforts to do their jobs." After saying that is what they do in fact do.
Apple said it was working a fix to mitigate the possibility of accessing data from GrayKey or similar tools.
Apple said that it has a team that responds to law enforcement and national security requests 24 hours a day. But the company has been a target of some in law enforcement for rejecting efforts to allow easy access to iPhones.
Two years ago, Apple went to court to block an FBI effort to force it to weaken iPhone encryption on the device of a mass shooter in San Bernardino, California, but officials dropped the case after finding a tool to unlock the phone.
The FBI–Apple encryption dispute concerns whether and to what extent courts in the United States can compel manufacturers to assist in unlocking cell phones whose data are cryptographically protected. There is much debate over public access to strong encryption.
In 2015 and 2016, Apple Inc. has received and objected to or challenged at least 11 orders issued by United States district courts under the All Writs Act of 1789. Most of these seek to compel Apple "to use its existing capabilities to extract data like contacts, photos and calls from locked iPhones running on operating systems iOS 7 and older" in order to assist in criminal investigations and prosecutions. A few requests, however, involve phones with more extensive security protections, which Apple has no current ability to break. These orders would compel Apple to write new software that would let the government bypass these devices' security and unlock the phones.
The most well-known instance of the latter category was a February 2016 court case in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The FBI wanted Apple to create and electronically sign new software that would enable the FBI to unlock a work-issued iPhone 5C it recovered from one of the shooters who, in a December 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, killed 14 people and injured 22. The two attackers later died in a shootout with police, having first destroyed their personal phones. The work phone was recovered intact but was locked with a four-digit password and was set to eliminate all its data after ten failed password attempts. Apple declined to create the software, and a hearing was scheduled for March 22. However, a day before the hearing was supposed to happen, the government obtained a delay, saying they had found a third party able to assist in unlocking the iPhone and, on March 28, it announced that the FBI had unlocked the iPhone and withdrew its request.
In another case in Brooklyn, a magistrate judge ruled that the All Writs Act could not be used to compel Apple to unlock an iPhone. The government appealed the ruling, but then dropped the case on April 22 after it was given the correct passcode.
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Sometimes it may be difficult trying to change your diet, even knowing that it can reduce your risk of heart disease. However, there are a few changes that can make a big difference in your health. Once you know which foods are good choices, you will quickly be on your way to a healthy heart diet naturally.
Fruits and vegetables are a great source of vitamins and minerals. They are also high in dietary fiber which can lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure, protect against strokes and support a healthy weight. Fruits and vegetables also contain phytonutrients that may help prevent cardiovascular disease.
Adding fruits and vegetables to your diet is rather simple. You can have a piece of fruit during snack time and a daily salad, steamed vegies or stir fry at dinner time. Fruits and vegetables that are fresh are your best choices. If you cannot get fresh produce, frozen is a good option. Avoid fried or breaded fruits and vegetables, fruits packed in sugar or corn syrup and vegies with cream sauce.
Whole grains rich in fiber and other nutrients that is good for your heart and blood pressure. Switching to whole grains from processed and refined grains is an excellent healthy solution. For example, instead of eating white rice, choose brown. And for variety, be a little venturesome and try something a new grain like barley, whole-grain faro or quinoa. Other highly nutritional grains include whole-wheat, buckwheat (kasha) and oats. Avoid white flour products, muffins made with white flour and high in sugar, cakes, doughnuts and high fat crackers.
To help reduce blood cholesterol and the risk of coronary artery disease you need to limit the amount of trans and saturated fat you consume. High blood cholesterol often leads to atherosclerosis (buildup of plaque in arteries) which in turn increases the chances of a stroke and heart attack.
According to most specialists, you should consume less than 7% of your total daily calories of saturated fat. Trans fat is less than 1% of your total daily calories.
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Now that winter is approaching, and snow is just around the corner, safe driving cannot be talked about and understood enough. It is important to instill safe driving techniques and ideas at the start of one's driving career; however, safety tips and reminders are a great asset to drivers of all levels and ages. On top of safe driving is insurance awareness. Knowing what to expect from your motor vehicle insurance policy is vital; which is why it is strongly suggested to review your benefits before the start of each winter season, and be better prepared to face dangerous driving conditions and road hazards with confidence. More importantly than knowing your automotive insurance benefits, is understanding them so to not fall victim to the common insurance myths out there. Continue reading to learn about the most common motor vehicle insurance myths, and the truths behind them.
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CHS Alumni Thanks Westwind for Support
Dr. Tiffany Prete, a member of the Blood Tribe of the Blackfoot Confederacy and a Cardston High School Alumni, wanted to give a gift to Cardston High School that would not only show her gratitude but also help Aboriginal students feel more accepted and welcomed in their school.
Dr. Prete has recently finished her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Indigenous Peoples Education at the University of Alberta. While working towards her Doctorate, Dr. Prete completed a research study at Cardston High School that examines Alberta Education's mandated First Nations, Metis and Inuit Policy Framework.
After completing her research project, Dr. Prete was very grateful Mr. Ken Sommerfeldt and Mr. Dallen Leavitt, (who served as the school principal while she undertook this research study), for allowing her to complete her project at CHS and helping the project run smoothly. She wanted to find a way to thank them and the students who participated in the study.
"In my culture, we live by the law of reciprocity, that is, to give something in return when something is bestowed upon you," Dr. Prete explains. "Mr. Sommerfeldt and Mr. Leavitt gifted me with the use of the Cardston High School and its students, in order for me to conduct my doctoral research. The students also gifted me with their participation in this research study. In return, I wanted to gift the school with something that I hope will be meaningful and will serve as a reminder of the continuing partnership that exists between Westwind and its First Nation students."
During Dr. Prete's study at Cardston High School, an Aboriginal participant from the study shared with Dr. Prete how important it is to have Aboriginal art or artifacts present in the school, as it helps Aboriginal students to feel more accepted and more welcomed in the school. With that in mind, Dr. Prete spent over a year working on a custom beaded art piece to gift to CHS. "I hope that this gift will have this exact effect on its Aboriginal students; that they will feel accepted and welcomed as Aboriginal people in their school."
Dr. Prete would like to thank Westwind School Division for joining her and supporting her on this incredible journey.
Dr. Prete presented her gift to CHS Principal Mr. Austin Nunn, Trustee Anna-Joyce Frank, and Superintendent Ken Sommerfeldt on December 5, 2017.
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The focus of the Ophthalmic Innovation and Technology Program is currently on micro-interventional innovation, which is rapidly transforming ocular treatment. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) has been a leader in the field, not only by acting as a top recruiting site of clinical trials for some of these products, but also by quickly adapting them into the standard practice of care for our patients.
NYEE is the first hospital in the Northeast to introduce miLOOP (Iantech, Inc), a micro-interventional cataract fragmentation device for high-precision, non-thermal, minimally invasive cataract surgery, which greatly enhances the conventional phaco-surgical technique.
Phacoemulsification, while extremely successful, has been the standard of care for 50 years. However, the technique can introduce a lot of undesirable energy and sometimes leads to corneal damage and endothelial cell loss, especially in cases of dense and large cataracts.
Borrowing from the recent advances in micro-invasive techniques in cardiovascular surgery and interventional radiology, Dr. Ianchulev and his engineering team at the company he co-founded, Iantech, Inc., developed miLOOP, a game-changing technology that for the first time allows for energy-free lens fragmentation using a pen-like micro-interventional device. The device uses advanced nitinol technology with super elastic, memory-shape micro-filament, which fragments even the hardest cataracts with no ultrasonic, vibrational energy and no heat introduced into the eye. miLOOP can cut through rock-hard cataracts without rupturing the 4 micron-thin capsule enveloping the lens—this ultra-thin lenticular "envelope" makes even routine cataract surgery challenging and can lead to many complications.


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On Valentines day we gave each of our grandchildren little notebooks to be used as journals. We also gave them brief instructions on how to use them. The older children immediately sat down and began recording their thoughts for the day. Since my youngest granddaughter, four year old Jadyn, cannot yet write, I was worried that she might feel left out. My fears were put to rest when she sat down, took out her pencil, and whispered as she began to write, "Dear diarrhea!" The entire house erupted in laughter, including the uncontrollable giggles of Jadyn. But when the laughter dies, I hope that each of my grandchildren experience the many benefits of keeping a regular journal.
1. Your communication and writing skills are dramatically enhanced when you record your thoughts every day! In a world where many college graduates are incapable of writing a coherent sentence, continually developing your ability to express yourself gives you an incredible edge in any field you pursue. If you dream of writing a book your journal will become a treasure of material.
2. You will capture crystal clear thoughts and ideas that otherwise WILL disappear, lost forever, leaving only a misty wisp of something you knew was brilliant. No matter what the size of your journal, carry a small notebook with you to capture these ideas as they flit through your brain. Trust me! They do not linger! Some of them can disappear before you can find a pencil. I keep my notebook and pen in the same pocket. If I ever got a piercing, it would be a pencil through my nose, where I could get to it easily and would never lose it.
3. You will have measurable record of spiritual, physical and emotional progress in your life. I recently read an old entry made at one of the lowest points in my emotional health. Reading that entry drove me to my knees in thanks to God for answered prayer. I had forgotten how His grace has surrounded me and brought me to a new level of joy in living. Many of the goals and dreams I have seen fulfilled in life began as entries in a journal. If you write it down, chances are good it will become reality.
4. You will see the hand of God moving in your life. Answered prayer, divine intervention, lessons learned through pain all snap into focus when you take the time to keep a record of life.
If you say, "I don't know where to start. I don't know how to do this," My advice to you is this: Grab a pencil and a notebook. Sit down and begin, "Dear diarrhea," then just keep writing. If it works for a four year old, it can work for you.
Please comment: I would love to hear about your progress and the benefits you have found from keeping a journal.
I probably should keep a journal but I usually post something on my blog. I usually have an easier time keeping a blog going than a journal.
Jason, much of what I keep in my journal is very private and personal. Stuff I don't necessarily want the world to see. It is important to keep track of those elements of our life as well.
I like to write down things and have the words to remember better a special time or something funny the kids said, or something God is teaching me. I have journals for each of my kids with funny stuff they have said and other important things that I hope will be encouraging and help them with perspective on a turbulent teen day. I keep my blog with stuff that I want to share or something I wrote about. I am working on a prayer journal for one daughter to give on her 12th birthday so that year of transition, she will know that I am praying for her each day. I also have another journal all about "love' for another daughter who has pretty much 6 years left in our home full time until college and we want to give her some things to have in her suitcase when the time comes and love is the first thing we want her to have packed. So lots of different ways to put words into action for Jesus.
Ken…….what a special gift to your grandchildren! And what a "Priceless" beginning for 4 yr. old Jadyn.
Great thoughts of encouragement to journal.
And…….I'm looking over at the side here……Ken I didn't know you were and artist. Was this a hidden talent back on the Range??
Ken…I absolutely agree with each point. I have kept a journal fairly regularly for 25 years. Sometimes the entries are well-written and thoughtful. Other times, one of those fleeting ideas is passing through my brain and I know that if I don't write it down, I'll forget. In those cases, I use a cryptic shorthand/scribble that would be almost undecipherable to others. I have found journaling to particularly helpful in seeing God work in my life, as you indicated in #4. I often write prayers in my journal. It's pathetically-amazing how easily I forget specifics of things I pray about. It's wonderfully-amazing to read those prayers later and consciously realize how God specifically heard and responded to those prayers. If I hadn't written them out in detail, I might have had a sense of God's presence, but I probably would've missed the blessing of fully comprehending His attentiveness to detail in His answers. Thanks for the thought-provoking post!
Hi Ken, I have a prayer journal I write in actually. (I do also have a blog too for other stuff) but in my prayer journal it's for me/to God… I talk about my life, stuff going on with me that I only want God and I to talk about – and I put prayer requests and praise reports because I LOVE seeing how things progress.
I did a prayer journal of sorts when I was a telemarketer for SEVEN WHOLE YEARS (I saw God move in that place!! He has a sense of humor sometimes when He places us in a job) I saw God do a lot there, but I sure didn't like working there – every day!!
But in my journal for EACH coworker… I'd see changes and things God was doing, and it helped make my job soooo much better!!
Journals are always a great idea!
Ken, this is exactly what I've tried to tell my brothers. Keeping a journal has given me the opportunity to look back over the years and see the struggles, the joys, and the hilarious times of when I was 19 and knew everything. It's only 12 years down the road since being 19, but the communicating factor is light years ahead of my peers. All of whom have gone to college at one point or another (I've never been but would love to go). I am also in the military, where communicating with 4 letter words is a given. Writing has made my vocabulary expand. With the expansion I can still rip into people without using any 4 letter words. Thank you so much for sharing about the "diarrhea".
Amen…I have been keeping a journal for years. Oh, my what a treasure.Through it I actually see the story God is writing in and through my life. God uses it to encourage, challenge, convict and comfort as I read through the pages. I've even been asked to copy parts out to send to a friend when she was experiencing some rough paths in her life similar to one I had travelled and in fact was still navigating. Keep encouraging and blessing us Ken with your wit and wisdom which is a gift from the Lord.
And by-the-way, it is not just college graduates that have difficulties with writing now a days. I have a University senior who has had some professors that I would fail in my grade 9 english class (were I still teaching and were they in there). In fact I have been tempted at times to grade their work and send it back to class with my daughter. She thought this might compromise her standing in the class however, so I refrained.
Well, kids say the darndest things! Oh wait, Art Linkletter already used that line. Still true though!
As a child, every year for Christmas I would get a new diary. I kept lots of diaries and currently have them secreted away in my cedar chest. Every once in a while nostalgia overcomes me and I peek through them….sometimes they make me cringe (more often than not and I keep thinking, "I hope no one reads this stuff after I die!"), and sometimes they make me cry as I remember particularly rough times in my youth. Growing up really is kinda tough on kids!
I don't journal regularly anymore, though I should. I do have several blogs, but as you pointed out, a diary/journal is very private (at least mine would be!) whereas I really don't care who reads the blogs.
Something I started when my two sons were young, was to keep a journal for them. Each boy had a journal, and I would occasionally write letters to them in the journal; just to let them know what we were doing so that when they're grown and married, they can look through these and remember. They were growing up in caveman days when we used film instead of digital cameras, and I would always get double prints made. Each boy had his own photo album of the photos that he was in. I do wish I had photos from my childhood. Le sigh….
I just found my diary that I started when I was 8 or 9 years old. It's hilarious and you are right, there are thoughts and ideas in there that I have completely forgotten until now! It's so much fun to read 20 years later.
Hey Ken I'm from the Dominican Republic, spanish is my first language and I want to thank you because you taught me the real way to communicate the most important message "the Gospel". God used you in my life to change my way of preaching.
I learned to sit down and write from you thanks for writing this kinda important things, I would like to meet you in person one day.
Hi there, continuing on the topic of diarrhea… My husband and I have been married for a mere month and a half now, and I have kept a journal since we got engaged. It is so wonderful to look back and remember the little miracles the LORD has worked in our lives over the time, and to look back and see His hand in it! What an encouragement.
Evidently, we both got Giardia on the honeymoon. We were staying in a wonderful, secluded bush cabin which as it happens was on tank water. BAD tank water haha.
I concur. I've been hit and miss on the journaling over the years but last year during a sabbatical I went after it seriously. It is a fantastic way to clarify thoughts of the moment and to look back later to see where I was thinking and emotion-wise at the time… and see the finger prints of God in my life. I find that a lot of men I know don't do this…often feel intimidated about the process.."awe, I don't know how to write!" but if they don't worry about wording, how it sounds..just get some thoughts on the page…it can be a wonderful discipline. Thanks for "dear diarrhea". Keep it flowing!! Oh, that was so bad!
What a pleasure to see you again. Your comment on the blog reminded me of the great times we have had through the years. You make me laugh!
Debbie, Thanks for you comment. I respectfully suggest that if you want to engage your friend, just love her and listen and enjoy her company. The chance to engage will come. I promise. Steven Covey put it well, "seek first to understand and then seek to be understood." Love to hear how this goes. Your passion is admirable.
I started keeping a journal in January of this year and in addition to the benefits you have cited, I consider my journal to be a form of personal accountability. I am very glad that I started this, finally. I also hope that it will be read by generations to come in my family, hopefully a good record of my spiritual journey to accompany my spiritual legacy. Thank you Lord.
p.s. I really like this story. My wife and I will be grandparents in February of 2011.
Congratulations! Record every special moment!
It was fun visiting here. Wishing you a great day! I wish everyone have had a great day.


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Lighting design around the world
The color of culture
There's far more to lighting design than first meets the eye. Both culture and geography strongly influence preferences from north to south. Award-winning lighting designer Chiara Carucci takes us on a journey.
Have your ever arrived in Italy or Spain at night and wondered if anyone is home? With shutters pulled down over windows and doors, it can leave you wondering where everybody is! In contrast, households in northern Europe tend to glow at night, giving those passing by a glimpse of life inside. This fundamental difference was one of the first things that lighting designer Chiara Carucci noticed when she moved from Milan to Stockholm just over a year ago.
As an expert in lighting design for cultural heritage, Ms. Carucci has traveled the world with her work and gained a strong international profile. She was recently listed as one of the most influential designers under the age of 40 at the Lighting Design Awards in London. "When working in different countries, you quickly to detect variations in the style, use and purpose of lighting between places," she says. The impact that cultural background and natural environment have on lighting choices fascinates and inspires her every day. Her insights explain many things around us that we have perhaps never noticed before…
Keeping it natural
For Carucci, it's all about daylight. Not only its intensity, but also the way in which people experience its patterns and rhythms: "Perceptions of daylight and how people relate to light can make our decisions as lighting designers differ between countries." The duration of sunrise and sunset, the colors that natural light creates and the elevation of the sun in the sky can all play a role in the way people become familiar with light. "Lighting designers understand the vision and the complex processes that are triggered in the mind, including comparison to expectations and former experiences. The first step is therefore to understand the differences that latitude presents," she explains.
One such example is the example is the use of shadows, particularly when lighting façades and public areas. "In Sweden, where the low sun often creates long shadows, it is common to incorporate them into designs, perhaps by beaming light through trees." Further south however, where the vertical inclination of the sun means people are used to more direct light, this would be unthinkable: "In Italy I remember spending an entire night trying to make sure there were very few shadows on the façade of a building!"
Contrasts also exist when it comes to the use of color. The further north you travel, the longer the blue hour – the period of twilight and dusk where indirect light results in a blue hue. In Scandinavia this can last for up to 2 hours; in the south of Europe sometimes just a few minutes. Therefore, people in the north are more familiar with colorful skies. "In my opinion, the aurora borealis – the Northern Lights – also allow people in Nordic countries to understand and appreciate the dynamics of color temperature and the delicate use of colored lights much more than in the south of Europe." The result: in Scandinavia colored lights are accepted in some public spaces, further south they are reserved for festivals.
Lighting choices can also be about need. In the north of Europe, lighting preferences commonly reflect the amount of time people spend indoors, particularly during winter. "There is a totally different perception of the interior as you move across the world," Carucci explains. In Sweden for example, light fittings are often placed very close to the windows, such as a table light or a suspended lamp, to create a feeling of light coming in from outside. As with many places, cozy and warm lighting is popular during cold months, but what differs in Nordic countries is the appreciation for different layers of light. "Light is not just for decoration; it is an important feature of the living environment." Further south, the sun is often so bright that interior lighting has to be brighter still. This is particularly the case in shops. It is also common to cover windows the further south you go, especially in the summer months to prevent too much heat coming in. It helps the siesta, too.
The human touch
According to Carucci, lighting design is not only about the built environment, but also about emotions. "Designers interpret feelings and convey them in a room through light," she explains. "Light is a medium to enhance people's everyday life, it contributes greatly to the sense of well-being." Respecting the complexity of her profession, she will always consult with her colleagues if working in a place that is unfamiliar, from engineers and physicists, to experts in economy, communication and culture. "Combining these diversified skills forms the perfect balance between function, aesthetics and respect for the environment," she adds.
For Carucci, lighting design is "the holistic discipline." Being a good designer means mastering or referring to a huge number of topics , from history to sociology. Interestingly she says that despite considering this huge diversity of factors in all her projects, she rarely mentions them all when explaining her design ideas. "It can be hard to find a common vocabulary on all the different aspects involved," she says, "I would rather tell the story behind the design and therefore inspire and challenge my clients!" So next time you travel, why not take a look at some of the dissimilarities to home and see how many of them you can explain?
About Chiara Carucci
Chiara Carucci has long been interested in light. One of her earliest memories is telling her mother at the age of five that she wanted to design the "luminarie" lights that decorate cities in Italy during festivals. Today she has a strong international profile in the world of lighting design and works hard to raise awareness of the profession. As part of the UNESCO International Year of Light 2015, she launched a successful campaign to get lighting associations from different countries to work together and boost industry recognition. Having worked in Milan for many years, she is now based in Stockholm, working as a lighting designer at ÅF Lighting.
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Hanson make plans for Massachusetts
Hanson have revealed plans for a summer tour in support of their forthcoming fifth album, Shout It Out. After launching the tour in Buffalo, the band will quickly make their way to Massachusetts for shows at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis on Friday, July 23 and the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset on Saturday, July 24. California rockers Rooney have been tapped to open both shows. Tickets are now on sale through Ticketmaster for 33.75 and $50.75.
Shout It Out is scheduled to drop in stores on June 8 through the band's own label, 3CG Records. The album, their first since 2007's The Walk, was self-produced by the trio of brothers. It features special guests: Funk Brothers bassist Bob Babbitt and horn arranger Jerry Hey. Shout It Out's lead single "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'" is now streaming on their official MySpace and its video, which features "Weird" Al Yankovic has become a recent YouTube sensation. Check it out below.
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An energy audit can be an important tool for improving your building's energy efficiency and reducing your energy costs.
Energy audits help you understand how energy is being used at your business and can identify opportunities for energy efficiency or cost saving measures. The information collected through an energy audit provides you with the data necessary to make informed decisions about energy efficiency projects that can improve your energy use and reducing your energy costs.
Conducting an energy audit can take a variety of forms based on the level of detail or the type of information you would like to collect. Collecting more data through a more detailed audit can take longer or cost more, but can provide you with more information that allows for a more thorough analysis. The results of an energy audit can help you prioritize projects or energy efficiency measures that can help you save costs now and in the future.
There are two ways you can conduct an audit for your organization: 1) self-conducted audit or 2) professional audit. Either type can have their advantages and disadvantages and depend on the type of information you need to make energy management decisions to improve your energy efficiency.
A self-conducted audit is an energy audit that you conduct yourself or that is conducted internally within your organization with in-house expertise. This type of energy audit would involve a walk through of your facility and collecting data on the energy consumed by different equipment and areas of the building. Effectively conducting this type of energy audit requires some level of expertise and knowledge of energy and how it is consumed by equipment and technology. Information can be found on various websites and blogs to assist with conducting your own energy audit. The results can be helpful in identifying energy efficiency opportunities but would not be as detailed or informative as those provided through a professional energy audit.
A professional energy audit can be conducted by your local distribution company (LDC)/ local electricity utility or an energy solutions company. In some cases, an initial "walk-through" audit can be provided free of charge depending on the information you are looking for or the services a company can provide. A professional audit will provide you with a wealth of information that will help you diagnose how energy has been used at your facility as well as identify and prioritize energy efficiency opportunities.
Professional energy audits can range in cost and may not have an immediate return or savings. The opportunities and recommendations provided through an energy audit report can provide your organization with a strategic road map or list of priorities for addressing energy waste and saving costs. The findings in your energy audit report can also provide a compelling case to senior level management for future investment in energy efficiency.
There are incentives available through the Save On Energy Audit Funding program to provide financial support for your next energy audit. Businesses of all sectors and sizes are eligible to participate in this program which can cover up to 50% of audit costs.
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Q: Using quicksort on lists >=7000 causes stack overflow I'm trying to test the computation time of multiple sorting algorithms on increasingly larger sets of data. Quicksort has a memory error when it reaches 7000.
I have set the recursion limit to 10**6 in order to combat the maximum recursion depth when using timsort
from random import randint
import time
import math
start = 1000
finish = 10000
inc = 1000
import  sys
sys.setrecursionlimit(10**6)
def generateNew(z):
    listt = []
    for o in range(z):
        listt.append(randint(0, z))
    return listt

...

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def quickSortTimer(unsorted):
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    end = time.time()
    print("Quick Sort: "+str(end - start))

...

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        gnomeSortTimer(unsorted)
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        pancakeSortTimer(unsorted)
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        mergeSortTimer(unsorted)
        selectionSortTimer(unsorted)
        insertionSortTimer(unsorted)
        bubbleSortTimer(unsorted)

I expect the program to continue running but instead I get the error: MemoryError: Stack overflow. This question got marked as a duplicate of another question explaining how to increase the recursion depth, but this is another error. I want to maintain the recursion depth but avoid the stack overflow error.

A: To avoid stack overflow, use recursion on the smaller (or equal) part, then iterate back to handle the larger part.
def quicksort(a, lo, hi):
    while(hi - lo > 0):
        pivot = a[hi]
        i = lo
        for j in xrange(lo, hi):
            if a[j] <= pivot:
                a[i],a[j] = a[j],a[i]
                i += 1
        a[i],a[hi] = a[hi],a[i]
        if(i - lo <= hi - i):
            quicksort(a, lo, i-1)
            lo = i+1
        else:
            quicksort(a, i+1, hi)
            hi = i-1

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Q: ASP.Net - The validation error inside update panel disappears after dropdown item change I have a submit form inside a update panel. If a user click on the submit button without filling any value, the validation message is shown on all the required fields.
Now, when user select or change an item from the dropdown control then all the validation message disappears. The dropdown control have AutoPostBack="true".
To resolve this I have tried to put all the dropdown control in one update panel and other controls in another panel but it didn't solve the problem.

A: You may try this in your update panel:
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UP1" runat="server" UpdateMode="Conditional">
     <ContentTemplate>
         <Triggers>
              <asp:AsyncPostBackTrigger ControlID="DropDownList ID Here" />
         </Triggers>
     <ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>

OR
By using JavaScript Code:
if (document.getElementById("<%=DropDownList ID.ClientID%>").value == "--SELECT--") {
                alert('Your Message Here');
                document.getElementById("<%=DropDownList ID.ClientID %>").focus();
                return false;
}
else
{
return true;
}

A: You can call the Validaton of the form manually after the SelectedIndexChanged event of the DropDownList has completed.
protected void DropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // your code
    ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(Page, Page.GetType(), "validateForm", "setTimeout(function () { Page_ClientValidate(); }, 25);", true);
}

If you use a ValidationGroup, you need to specify it in the function: Page_ClientValidate('myGroup');
The only downside to this is that it will trigger ALL validators, not just the ones that have been activated by the user above the DropDownList that performs the PostBack.


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← Earthquake in the Independent Contractor Misclassification Field: Changed Landscape Following Serious Legal Blow to FedEx Ground by Federal Appellate Court
U.S. Labor Department Awards $10.2 Million to 19 States to Help Finance Their Crackdown on Independent Contractor Misclassification; Four States Get "Bonus" Awards for Improved Detection Results →
August 2014 Monthly Independent Contractor Compliance and Misclassification Update
Posted on September 2, 2014	by Richard J. Reibstein, Esq.
This month's headline developments are the seismic decisions, issued on August 27, 2014 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, concluding as a matter of law that FedEx Ground had misclassified over 2,300 drivers in California and a smaller group of drivers in Oregon. The appellate decision reversed a district court decision applicable to over 40 lawsuits filed around the country by FedEx Ground drivers. The Ninth Circuit decision, which is arguably the most significant legal development to date in 2014 in the field of independent contractor misclassification, was based on the court's close examination of the terms of the independent contractor agreement and the policies and procedures used on a nationwide basis by FedEx Ground. This game-changing decision is likely to have broad ramifications across all industries, and cause regulators and class action lawyers to more closely scrutinize independent contractor agreements in an effort to determine if the company in question retains sufficient direction and control over the manner or means by which the work is performed by individuals who claim to be employees and not independent contractors.
In the Courts (3 cases)
FED EX GROUND SLAMMED BY NINTH CIRCUIT IN DECISION CHANGING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR LANDSCAPE. Federal appeals court overturns a lower court decision applicable to 42 court cases where the lower court had found that FedEx Ground delivery drivers were independent contractors and not employees. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision as it applies to California and Oregon law, finding that FedEx Ground had the right to exercise control and/or actually exercised control over the drivers' appearance and dress, their vehicles, the times the drivers work, how and when drivers deliver their packages, and the "decorum" that the drivers must exercise to "foster the professional image and good reputation of FedEx." See my detailed blog post on August 29, 2014, including the impact that the decision will have on other companies using independent contractors and how companies can minimize misclassification liability by restructuring, re-documenting, and re-implementing their independent contractor relationships. Alexander v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., No. 12-17458 and 12-17509 (9th Cir. Aug. 27, 2014); Slayman v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., Nos. 12-35525 and 12-35559 (9th Cir. Aug. 27, 2014).
NEWPAPER AGREES TO PAY $3.2 MILLION TO SETTLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY ITS HOME DELIVERY CARRIERS. After six years of costly litigation, Lee Publications (d/b/a North County Times) of San Diego has settled an independent contractor misclassification lawsuit brought by home delivery newspaper carriers. The plaintiffs alleged many causes of action against the newspaper, including failure to pay minimum wage, hourly wages and overtime wages and failure to reimburse the carriers for their business expenses. Although the class action claim was limited to exclude the minimum wage claims, the parties settled the state law claims alleging failure to reimburse the carriers for their reasonable business expenses and for unfair business practices. An approval hearing regarding the proposed settlement is scheduled for October 2014. Dalton v. Lee Publications, Inc., No. 08-CV-1072 (GPC NLS) (S.D. Cal. August 15, 2014).
WASHINGTON STATE DISCRIMINATION LAW CAN APPLY TO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ALLEGEDLY FIRED IN RETALIATION FOR COMPLAINING ABOUT DISCRIMINATION. The Washington Court of Appeals has found Northland Services Inc. liable for the retaliatory dismissal of an independent contractor truck driver, Larry Currier, under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), even though the driver did not have an employer-employee relationship with the company. The independent contractor driver complained to the company that another independent contractor had directed racially derogatory statements at a Latino driver. Two days later, the company terminated Currier's contract. Although the company argued that the WLAD did not apply to independent contractors and, consequently there could be no retaliation as a matter of law, the Court of Appeals disagreed. It found that the WLAD extends broad protections to "any person" engaging in statutorily protected activity from retaliation by an employer or "other person." Currier's complaint about the discriminatory treatment of others was found to be a statutorily protected activity and the timing of the termination of the contract to the complaint by Currier and other evidence served as a causal link evidencing retaliation. Currier v. Northland Services Inc., No. 70128-2-I (Ct. App. Wash. August 4, 2014).
On the Legislative Front (2 matters)
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR MISCLASSIFICATION TASK FORCE. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signs Executive Order 24 establishing an interagency task force to combat worker misclassification and payroll fraud. In a press release issued by his office on August 15, 2014, the Governor stated: "Every Virginian who works hard and follow the rules should get the pay and benefits that they deserve. This executive order will begin a process to ensure that employers throughout the Commonwealth follow the same rules when it comes to benefits and pay for their employees." The activities of the Task force are to include reviewing existing statutes and regulations related to worker misclassification and payroll fraud; evaluating current enforcement practices; developing procedures for more effective inter-agency cooperation and joint enforcement; implementing a pilot program for joint enforcement; developing educational materials; advising about technological improvements in misclassification and payroll fraud detection; and recommending changes to legislation or administrative rules.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATOR INTRODUCES BILL TO BOOST ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRUCTION INDUSTRY MISCLASSIFICATION. Pennsylvania state senator Mike Stack (D. Philadelphia) introduces Senate Bill 1454 in an effort to enhance the enforcement of the current independent contractor misclassification laws in Pennsylvania, particularly the law prohibiting misclassification in the construction industry. In an August 12th press release, Sen. Stack stated: "When it comes to protecting workers and taxpayers from employer manipulation, the state Department of Labor is not up to the job. It's time to give local law enforcement the tools to prosecute when they uncover violations of state labor law." The bill seeks to amend Act 72 (the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act), which required that construction industry businesses satisfy a rigid test for those classified as independent contractors and made it a criminal offense for employers in the construction industry to misclassify employees. The proposed bill, which is currently pending before the Senate Labor and Industry Committee, would allow local district attorneys to investigate and prosecute violations of state law regarding exploitation of the "independent contractor" class of employees. Senator Stack was harsh in his assessment of Pennsylvania regulators, whom he said have resolved less than one third of complaints in the three years following the enactment of Act 72.
Regulatory and Enforcement Initiatives (1 matter)
ILLINOIS REPORTS CRACKDOWN ON IC MISCLASSIFICATION AS AUDITS INCREASE. The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) reported on August 11, 2014 that in the prior year, nearly 20,000 workers in that state were found by the IDES to have been misclassified as independent contractors and that the IDES assessed unemployment insurance contributions and penalties attributable to over $250 million in unreported taxable wages. According to the state's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Illinois had the most productive employer auditing effort in the country, with 3,635 audits conducted of employers in 2013.
Other Noteworthy Matters (1 Matter)
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TAXI DRIVERS "UNIONIZE" IN BAY AREA. San Francisco cab drivers vote on August 13, 2014 to join the San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance, which is the first independent contractor affiliate of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). This alliance was formed in an effort to gain political and legal strength against emerging trend of app-based ride services like Lyft and Uber, in the face of what the taxi drivers believe to be inaction by the City of San Francisco to regulate Internet-based ride services.
Written by Richard Reibstein.


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Trump budget to cut Medicaid, food stamps -- put 'taxpayer first,' officials say
By Samuel Chamberlain, | Fox News
Tax reform and budget will likely dominate WH meeting
Mike Emanuel has more on the efforts to reform the tax code
President Trump is calling for major cuts to Medicaid and food stamps -- alongside increases for national and border security -- as part of what administration officials call a "taxpayer-first budget" set to be released Tuesday.
White House budget director Mick Mulvaney drew up the blueprint, which he said would balance the budget by 2027.
"This is the first time that an administration has written a budget through the perspective of the people paying the taxes," Mulvaney told reporters Monday night.
The White House plan leaves Social Security and Medicare untouched, but calls for $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid and a $193 billion reduction in food stamps over the next ten years.
"We are no longer going to measure compassion by the number of people on those programs. We're going to measure compassion by how many people we can get off those programs," said Mulvaney, who added that there would be a work requirement for some Americans to continue receiving food stamps.
"If you're on food stamps and you're able-bodied, then we need you to go to work," Mulvaney said.
The budget blueprint also provides $2.6 billion for border security, including $1.6 billion for the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, one of Trump's cornerstone campaign promises. The remaining $1 billion will be used to bolster exiting border defenses by hiring new agents and upgrading equipment used to track illegal crossings.
Mulvaney will present the budget to lawmakers on Tuesday and testify before House and Senate committees later this week. The fleshed-out proposal follows up on a partial release in March that targeted the budgets of domestic agencies and foreign aid for cuts averaging 10 percent.
Fox News' Kristin Fisher and Fox Business Network's Adam Shapiro contributed to this report.